GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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SENATE BILL 1142
Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 4/22/99

Short Title:  Designate Comm. of Indian Affairs.	(Public)

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April 15, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE CONSULTATION WITH THE NORTH CAROLINA COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS ON MATTERS AFFECTING THE STATE'S INDIAN POPULATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 143B-406 reads as rewritten:
"§ 143B-406. North Carolina State Commission of Indian Affairs – duties; use of funds.
(a)	It shall be the duty of the Commission to study, consider, accumulate, compile, assemble and disseminate information on any aspect of Indian affairs; to investigate relief needs of Indians of North Carolina and to provide technical assistance in the preparation of plans for the alleviation of such needs; to confer with appropriate officials of local, State and federal governments and agencies of these governments, and with such congressional committees that may be concerned with Indian affairs to encourage and implement coordination of applicable resources to meet the needs of Indians in North Carolina; to cooperate with and secure the assistance of the local, State and federal governments or any agencies thereof in formulating any such programs, and to coordinate such programs with any programs regarding Indian affairs adopted or planned by the federal government to the end that the State Commission of Indian Affairs secure the full benefit of such programs; to review all proposed or pending State legislation and amendments to existing State legislation affecting Indians in North Carolina; to conduct public hearings on matters relating to Indian affairs and to subpoena any information or documents deemed necessary by the Commission; to study the existing status of recognition of all Indian groups, tribes and communities presently existing in the State of North Carolina; to establish appropriate procedures to provide for legal recognition by the State of presently unrecognized groups; to provide for official State recognition by the Commission of such groups; and to initiate procedures for their recognition by the federal government.
(b)	State agencies or departments charged with the implementation, administration, or oversight of State or federal programs that benefit the Indian population in North Carolina, expressly or as part of a larger class, shall consult with the Commission on all matters related to those programs that affect the Indian population."
Section 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.